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Rotational fishery closures could enhance coral recovery in systems with alternative states Conserv. Lett. (IF 8.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Andrew Rassweiler, Lee M. Wall
Rotational closures have potential fisheries benefits, yet their impact on coral cover is unknown. Research has shown that permanent closures can protect herbivorous fish, indirectly benefiting corals, but these observations may not apply when closed periods alternate with fishing. Here, we examine how rotational closures affect coral, focusing on systems with the potential to switch between alternative
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Calorimetric and kinetic evaluation of thermal stability and process safety in tert-butyl peroxy-2-ethylhexanoate and tert-butyl peroxybenzoate Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Hai-Lin Zhou, Jun-Cheng Jiang, An-Chi Huang
This study evaluated the thermal stability and process safety of tert-butyl peroxybenzoate (TBPB), tert-butyl peroxy-2-ethylhexanoate (TBPO), and their mixture. Thermogravimetric (TG) analysis, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and accelerated rate calorimetry were used to elucidate the thermal behavior and breakdown kinetics. The TG results indicated moderate to low breakdown temperatures for
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3D-Zn2SnO4 Nanobolt coupled with ZnO-SnO2 nanocomposites for ameliorated the hazardous dye degradation based on a dual Z–scheme system Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 A. Sabarinathan, B. Vigneashwari, R. Jayaprakash, Mohammed F. Albeshr, R. Mythili, S. Vignesh, Jintae Lee, Govindasamy Palanisamy, R. Robert
Binary and ternary photocatalyst semiconductors are promising materials for enhancing photocatalytic activity. In this present work, a dual Z-scheme ZnO-SnO-ZnSnO ternary composite was synthesized through a shallow chemical precipitation technique with aid of cety-ltrimethyl-ammonium bromide (CTAB). The as-synthesized photocatalyst was characterized by multiple analytical techniques. The ternary composite
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Future of process safety: insights, approaches, and potential developments Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Hossein Abedsoltan, Amirhesam Abedsoltan
This review explores the evolving landscape of process safety, emphasizing the integration of digitalization and advanced technologies. It assesses the role of the industrInternetrnet of things, artificial intelligence, and machine learning (ML) in enhancing safety protocols. The paper examines predictive analytics, sensor technology advancements, and digital twins' contributions to safety optimization
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Causality-Embedded Reconstruction Network for High-resolution Fault Identification in Chemical Process Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Feiya Lv, Xiaotian Bi, Zhihai Xu, Jinsong Zhao
Fault identification is essential for analyzing the root causes and propagation of faults. Traditional identification based on contribution plots often suffer from the smearing effect, a phenomenon where the residuals of fault variables smearing over other non-fault process variables due to the complex interconnections within the processes, potentially leading to ambiguous or inaccurate diagnosis.
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Prediction of SO2 emission concentration in industrial flue gas based on deep learning: The ammonia desulfurization system of the Yunnan aluminum carbon plant as the research object Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Qiyao Wang, Heng Zhao, Qilin Zhao, Jie Hou, Senlin Tian, Yingjie Li, Cheng Tie, Jicang Gu
The desulfurization efficiency of flue gas desulfurization (FGD) systems is affected by many operation parameters, and predicting SO emission concentration through mechanism models requires a significant number of resources, limiting the process optimization of the overall desulfurization efficiency. Taking the desulfurization system of Yunnan aluminum carbon plant as the research object, based on
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Evidential reasoning and lightweight multi-source heterogeneous data fusion-driven fire danger level dynamic assessment technique Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Bin Sun, Tong Guo
Dynamic fire assessment under many uncertainties make danger level difficult to be evaluated reasonably. This investigation aims to establish a fire danger level dynamic assessment technique, which can be utilized to achieve automatically rules generation of fire assessment and multiple attributes-based fire danger level determination. In the technique, image segmentation with particle swarm optimization
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Thermo-economics, Emissions, and Sustainability Comparison of a Novel Hybrid Evaporative Cooled Solid Oxide Fuel Cell-Recuperated Gas Turbine with Conventional System Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Abhinav Anand Sinha, Tushar Choudhary, Anoop Kumar Shukla, P. Ahmadi
A novel integration of a solid-oxide fuel cell to an evaporative intercooled recuperated gas turbine (SOFC-EIc-RGT) is presented. The goal of this integrated system is to reduce power consumption associated with the work of compression and hence augment power plant performance. The proposed system is compared with a conventional evaporative intercooled recuperated gas turbine (EIc-RGT). Both energetic
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Efficient separation and recovery of gallium from GaAs scraps by alkaline oxidative leaching, cooling crystallization and cyclone electrowinning Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Zuowei Liu, Qinghua Tian, Xueyi Guo, Dong Li, Mingjin Zou, Zhipeng Xu
In recent times, there has been a growing focus on the recovery of gallium from secondary resources. This study introduces an innovative hydrometallurgical process designed for the efficient recovery of gallium from GaAs scraps, incorporating alkaline oxidative leaching, cooling crystallization, and cyclone electrowinning. The alkaline oxidative leaching phase scrutinized the impact of various conditions
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Enhancing Stability and Odor Control of Water-Based Foam for Pesticide Site Restoration Using Xanthan Gum Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Pengkang Zhang, Tao Pan, Lijuan Ma, Bangguo Liu, Shuang Tian, Xiurong Chen
Foam stability plays an important role in the effect of blocking the odorous substances. Based on the characteristic of xanthan gum of enhancing foam stability and preventing foam from water drainage and coarsening, this paper investigated the half-life, foaming volume, viscosity, drainage curve, and bubble microstructure of foam filled with 0.1%, 0.2%, and 0.3% xanthan gum respectively, and further
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Effective adsorption of norfloxacin from water on magnetic biochar composite derived from cellulase hydrolysis apple branch: Synthesis optimization, performance assessment and mechanism insight Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Mengyuan Zou, Weijun Tian, Meile Chu, Zhuo Chen
Based on the optimization of feedstock and temperature condition, we synthesized a novel biochar composite (CHMAB) by pyrolyzing apple branch after cellulase hydrolysis and magnetization as well as coating them with humic acid (HA). Compared with the simultaneously prepared magnetic biochar (MAB) and HA-coated magnetic biochar (HMAB), batch adsorption test results showed that CHMAB had the best norfloxacin
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Experimental study on flow characteristics and burning behavior for fire of flammable gases leakage underwater Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Ruixing Dong, Kuibin Zhou, Jian Chen, Zilong Rui
The occurrence of subsea pipeline leakage incidents has gradually increased with the rapid development of the offshore oil and gas industry. Research on the fire dynamics of flammable gases leakage underwater is very limited, particularly in understanding the coupling mechanism of flow and combustion on the water surface. This paper presents a systematical investigation on flow characteristics and
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Wired for Energy: Electromethanogenesis Redefining Anaerobic Digestion Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Soumya Pandit, Chetan Pandit, Abhilasha Singh Mathuriya, Soumya Chatterjee, Dipak A. Jadhav, Krishna Kumar Yadav, Mohammad Khalid
The present state of energy scarcity and the intensified greenhouse impact resulting from carbon dioxide emissions have prompted significant apprehension over the capture and utilization of carbon dioxide. The utilization of exoelectrogenic bacteria within an electrochemical framework has positioned microbial electrolysis cells (MECs) as a promising alternative for the bioelectrochemical conversion
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Experimental study on removal of hydrogen sulfide gas by spray and bubble blowing: A comparative study Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Hua Yang, Xiao Xiao Shi, Ji Feng Li, Jun Xie, Xuan Chen Liu, Lian Sheng Liu, Zi Yue Wang
HS (hydrogen sulfide) is widely concerned because of its strong odor and toxicity, which seriously affects the physical and mental health of surrounding residents. In this paper, bubble blowing and spray deodorization experimental systems for HS gas generation were constructed, with plant-derived deodorant were employed as a deodorizing liquid. The influence factors of spray and bubble blowing deodorization
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Small-scale experimental study of microevolutionary processes and dynamics of CO2-N2 mixtures before BLEVE Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Chuang Liu, Zhenyi Liu, Mingzhi Li, Yanan Li, Pengliang Li, Yao Zhao, Qiqi Liu, Changqi Liu, Zihao Xiu
CCS technology involves carbon capture, where the captured CO contains N impurities and there is a risk of Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion (BLEVE) in the high-pressure CO-N mixtures vessel. Therefore, in this paper, we experimentally investigated the jet structure and boiling nucleation microevolution process after the sudden release of high-pressure CO-N mixtures in a pressure vessel and
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Assessment of the complete chain evolution process of LIBs from micro internal short circuit failure to thermal runaway under mechanical abuse conditions Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Yuxuan Li, Ningjie Zhang, Lihua Jiang, Zesen Wei, Yue Zhang, Yin Yu, Laifeng Song, Linjun Wang, Qiangling Duan, Jinhua Sun, Qingsong Wang
Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are widely used in various devices, ranging from mobile phones and laptop computers to electric vehicles and energy storage systems. However, internal short circuits (ISCs) can occur for a variety of reasons, such as internal foreign matter, overcharging, and mechanical abuse. Micro short circuit (MSC) usually shows a long incubation period and is hard to detect, which
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Enhanced oxidation stability and proton conductivity of sulfonated poly(arylene ether ketone sulfone)s via embedment of surface-modified ceria nanoparticles Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-09 Fenglong Chen, Lingxin Meng, Hongqi Liang, Jingmei Xu
Sulfonated poly(arylene ether ketone sulfone)s (SPAEKS) were prepared by polycondensation reaction as polymer matrix. Dopamine hydrochloride was sulfonated and then modified onto the surface of the ceria (CeO) nanoparticles. The sulfonated dopamine ceria (SPD@CeO) was added to the polymer matrix as an inorganic nanofiller to prepare a series of composite membranes. The structure and morphology of modified
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Effects of mild acid pre-treatment on the co-pyrolysis behaviour of biosolids and wheat straw Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-09 Ibrahim Gbolahan Hakeem, Nimesha Rathnayake, Aravind Surapaneni, Kalpit Shah
Co-pyrolysis of biosolids (BS) and wheat straw (WS), as well as their treated variants, was performed in a fluidised bed reactor at 500 ℃. Under mild acid pre-treatment conditions (3% HSO and 25 ℃), demineralisation was the dominating effect of pre-treatment on BS, while it was hemicellulose hydrolysis for WS. Consequently, the co-pyrolysis of raw biosolids (RBS) or treated biosolids (TBS) with raw
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The Production and Characterization of Alginate from Sargassum wightii Greville ex J. Agardh.: Exploring Diverse Acid Treatments and Analytical Techniques Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 John Kennedy John Praveen Kumar, Muthuramalingam Jothi Basu, Balasubramanian Vignesh Kumar, Balakrishnan Muthumari, Murugan Kavitha, Soorangkattan Saravanan, Nalluchamy Kamala Dhasan, Muniyasamy Sudhakar, Murugan Sethupathi, Mandla Vincent Khumalo, Sarangi Prakash Kumar
Alginate is a naturally occurring polysaccharide polymer having very distinct and useful characteristics feasible across multiple sectors including agriculture, food, textile and pharmaceuticals serves as an emulsifier, film former, thickener, stabilizer, viscosifier, gelling agent, and therapeutic agent. The seaweed (Phaeophyceae) sourced from the Gulf of Mannar was utilized to produce sodium alginate
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EMDet: An entropy blending and multi-link parallel feature enhancement detection model for gas pipeline weak leakage detection Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Lin Ye, Chengyou Wang, Xiao Zhou, Zhiliang Qin, Changsong Yu
To improve the detection accuracy of gas pipeline leakage detection (PLD) especially when the leakage is weak, we propose a hybrid deep learning model, named EMDet in this paper, which incorporates two proposed algorithms called entropy blending (EB) and multi-link parallel feature enhancement (MPFE). Firstly, the EB algorithm is used to determine the optimal number of decomposition layer and the optimal
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Investigation on high temperature point detection of spontaneous combustion of loose coal based on optimal acoustic signal Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Jun Deng, Gaoyang Qu, Shuaijing Ren, Caiping Wang, Yang Xiao, Jinrui Wang, Bo Sa, Xiadan Duan, Nannan Yang, Xiaqi Zhao
Selecting sound source signals in acoustic temperature measurement technology is particularly important and is a key to improving the accuracy of acoustic temperature measurements. Pseudorandom, linearly swept, and pulsed signals are selected as research objects for this study. The decay of the three signals as they propagate through a loose coal, the frequency band and the period of the linearly swept
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Benign separation, adsorption, and recovery of rare-earth Yb(III) ions with specific ligand-based composite adsorbent Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Mohammed Sohrab Hossain, M.A. Shenashen, Mrs Eti Awual, Ariyan Islam Rehan, Adiba Islam Rasee, R.M. Waliullah, Khadiza Tul Kubra, Md. Shad Salman, Md. Chanmiya Sheikh, Md. Nazmul Hasan, Md. Munjur Hasan, Aminul Islam, Md. Abdul Khaleque, Hadi M. Marwani, Khalid A. Alzahrani, Abdullah M. Asiri, Mohammed M. Rahman, Md. Rabiul Awual
This study developed a ligand-based composite adsorbent (ComA) for efficient Ytterbium (Yb(III)) adsorption and recovery from waste samples. The organic ligand of 1E,1`E,1``E,1```E (tetrakis(3-carboxysalicylidene)) naphthalene-1,2,5,5-tetramine (TSNT) was synthesized and TSTN was successfully immobilized onto mesoporous silica by a direct immobilization approach. The experiment conditions were optimized
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Sustainable Waste Valorization Process Selection Through AHP and Advanced Interval Valued Fermatean Fuzzy with Integrated CODAS Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Yousaf Ayub, Md. Abdul Moktadir, Jingzheng Ren
The sustainable waste valorization process selection is a complex process in real life scenarios. In this study, a comprehensive evaluation of biological and thermal valorization methods is performed. The Interval Valued Fermatean Fuzzy Set (IVFFS) methodology with the integration of the Dombi Operator (DO), is applied integrating with the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). This analysis considered
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Acetone-Butanol-Ethanol (ABE) fermentation with clostridial co-cultures for enhanced biobutanol production Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Karan Kumar, Shraddha M. Jadhav, Vijayanand S. Moholkar
This study has addressed the issue of enhanced biobutanol production through Consolidated Bioprocessing, with the use of clostridial co-cultures combining () and (). To begin with, the total Acetone-Butanol-Ethanol (ABE) solvent production and butanol selectivity of individual clostridial cultures grown on different carbon sources present in lignocellulosic hydrolysates. Thereafter, statistical optimization
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Review of Opportunities and Challenges for Food Waste Circular Economy Advancement via Hydrothermal Carbonization Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Delia Chilabade, Gentil Mwengula, Jean Mulopo
The availability and accessibility of natural resources are essential for both the preservation of quality of life and the advancement of economic progress. Therefore, it is imperative to prioritize the sustainable utilization of existing natural resources to guarantee the achievement of long-term resource security. Circular economy (CE) is an economic framework that seeks to advance sustainable development
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An ELM data-driven model for predicting erosion rate of string in underground compressed air storage Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Xinhong Li, Fafu Tian, Jianjun Wang, Guoming Chen
Underground compressed air storage has experienced rapid development in recent years. The string, as a critical component of underground compressed air storage, serves as a channel for gas injection and production. The high-speed gas flow can cause string failure due to erosion. This study presents a data-driven model to predict the erosion rate of string in underground compressed air storage. A Computational
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Comparative study on the nutrient recovery from source-separated urine using magnesium-air fuel cell in different operating modes Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Lin-Feng He, Shu-Jie Hu, Di Wu, Meng-Yue Zhang, Hong Liu, Yuan Liu
To address the paucity of phosphorus reserves, on-site resource recovery from urine was a viable approach in line with sustainable development imperatives. In this context, an electrochemically induced precipitation system based on the principle of Mg-air fuel cells (MAFC), capable of precipitating NH-N and PO-P as struvite from urine, offered an alluring prospect. Given the dilemma of the recovered
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The synthesis and characterization of carbon nanotube-supported CuBi catalyst for H2 production from NaBH4 methanolysis Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Mustafa Jumaah Abbas Abbas, Aykut Caglar, Hilal Kivrak
In this study, carbon nanotube (CNT) supported bimetallic CuBi catalysts are synthesized by sodium borohydride (SBH, NaBH) reduction method at different atomic molar ratios. X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy and X-ray energy dispersion (SEM-EDX), N adsorption-desorption, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), temperature-programmed reduction (TPR), and temperature-programmed desorption
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Influence of main operating parameters on the incineration characteristics of municipal solid waste (MSW) Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Wuqing Zeng, Yu Wang, Qingguo Bu, Shuo Ma, Haoran Hu, Dandan Ma, Hongting Ma
To study the influence of the main operating parameters on the incineration characteristics of municipal solid waste (MSW), a 375 t/d mechanical grate incinerator is selected as the research object, and the effects of primary air temperature, secondary air arrangement, and grate speed on the MSW incineration process are simulated, and experimental tests are carried out under different primary air temperature
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Thermal runaway propagation behavior and gas production characteristics of NCM622 battery modules at different state of charge Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Lejun Xu, Shilin Wang, Yitong Li, Yang Li, Junli Sun, Feng Zhao, Huaibin Wang, Yong Wang, Chengshan Xu, Xuning Feng
Due to the complex thermal runaway propagation behavior of lithium-ion battery modules and the generation of a substantial amount of combustible mixed gases during the process, their safety performance is compromised, hindering their large-scale application in the fields of energy storage and automotive industries. Therefore, in this paper, the thermal runaway propagation behavior and gas production
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Correction to: Using nonhuman culture in conservation requires careful and concerted action Conserv. Lett. (IF 8.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-06
Carvalho, S., Wessling, E. G., Abwe, E. E., Almeida-Warren, K., Arandjelovic, M., Boesch, C., Danquah, E., Diallo, M. S., Hobaiter, C., Hockings, K., Humle, T., Ikemeh, R. A., Kalan, A. K., Luncz, L., Ohashi, G., Pascual-Garrido, A., Piel, A., Samuni, L., Soiret, S., Sanz, C., & Koops, K. (2022). Using nonhuman culture in conservation requires careful and concerted action. Conservation Letters, e12860
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Improving well‐being and reducing deforestation in Indonesia's protected areas Conserv. Lett. (IF 8.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Courtney Leslie Morgans, Sophie Jago, Noviar Andayani, Matthew Linkie, Michaela G. Y. Lo, Sonny Mumbunan, Freya A. V. St. John, Jatna Supriatna, Maria Voigt, Nurul L. Winarni, Truly Santika, Matthew J. Struebig
Protected areas (PAs) are central to sustainability targets, yet few evaluations explore outcomes for both conservation and development, or the trade‐offs involved. We applied counterfactual analyses to assess the extent to which PAs maintained forest cover and influenced well‐being across >31,000 villages in Sumatra and Kalimantan, Indonesia. We examined multidimensional aspects of well‐being, tracking
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Toxic effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on the two-sludge system: Combined functional gene, resistance gene and microbial community assessment Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Baodan Jin, Ye Liu, Guolian Liu, Hanbing Zhai, Jintao Niu, Yusheng Jia, Baogui Wang, Jingjing Du, Zhigang Yin, Long Pang, Jiantao Ji, Xia Cao
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were a class of persistent organic matter, and contained PAHs wastewater was discharged into wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) finally, which could greatly affect their operational efficiency. The toxic effects of PAHs on the two-sludge system were assessed from functional genes, resistance genes, and microbial community. Three types of PAHs including Naphthalene
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Enhancing the electricity and desalinated water production from solar chimney power plants through integration with nuclear power plants: A case study in Jordan Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Fares Almomani, Emad Abdelsalam, Feras Kafiah, Ahmad Alshloul, Ahmad Azzam, Laith Al-Hyari, Ra'ed A. Al Otoom, Hassan Qandil
A new energy generation system combining a solar chimney power plant (SCPP) with a nuclear power plant (NPP) cooling tower has been developed and assessed in Irbid, Jordan. The surplus hot air from the NPP is directly routed into the SCPP collector, increasing the initial air temperature and boosting the air profile of the SCPP, improving the air velocity inside the chimney and boosting electricity
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Experimental investigation of the emission and performance of preheated and unheated garlic methyl ester fuels and diesel fuel in a diesel engine Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Tahsin Yuksel
It is thought that vehicles running on diesel fuel significantly impact climate change in the world. To reduce this negative effect, changing the fuel source without making any changes to the engines is a very attractive method. Considering the environment, climate change, living health, and the lifespan of fossil fuels, studies on biodiesel fuels, which can be an alternative to diesel fuel, are important
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Enhanced phosphogypsum thermal reduction by carbon in presence of sodium chloride at high temperature Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Li Chao, An Xuebin, Jing Hu, Yixiao Wang, Shizhao Wang, Yunshan Wang, Gang Yang, Yong Sun
This paper reports an enhanced approach of thermal reduction of phosphogypsum (PG) in the presence of sodium chloride (NaCl) in its molten phase. The thermodynamic together with thermogravimetric-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (TG-FTIR) result indicates the yield of CaS at the investigated temperature range (800–850 °C). Addition of NaCl not only appreciably reduces the activation energy of
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Correlations to estimate the ground loading from small scale propane BLEVE experiments. Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 E.M. Laamarti, A.M. Birk, C. Chanut, F. Heymes
This paper presents small-scale propane BLEVE (Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion) experiments coupled with an investigation into ground loading dynamics. The experiments utilized cylindrical aluminium pressure vessels, with a diameter of 50mm and a length of 300mm. The controlled variables included burst pressure, liquid fill level, and weakened length. Both high and low-speed measurements of
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Fungal cellulolytic enzyme complex immobilised on chitosan-functionalised magnetic nanoparticles for paddy straw saccharification Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Gurkanwal Kaur, Monica Sachdeva Taggar, Anu Kalia, Jaspreet Kaur
Utilization of biopolymeric functionalised nanocomposites for enzyme immobilization has been actively explored for their potential role as catalysts in sustainable agro-residue valorization models. In the present study, cellulase immobilization on control and chitosan functionalized magnetic nanoparticles (c-MNP & Ch-MNP, respectively) was investigated. A cellulase binding efficiency of 67.50% on c-MNP
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Effect of discharge operation on thermal runaway incubation process of lithium-ion battery: An experimental study Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Jian Hu, Tong Liu, Xishi Wang
As the most critical safety issue for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), thermal runaway (TR) may occur during operation, but the characteristics of TR under such conditions are not clear yet. Hence, the TR processes are studied under discharge conditions in this work. Firstly, TR is investigated under thermal abuse coupled with discharge to obtain the critical parameters at the cell level, compared with
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Assessing the value of citizen scientist observations in tracking the abundance of marine fishes Conserv. Lett. (IF 8.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Dan A. Greenberg, Christy V. Pattengill‐Semmens, Brice X. Semmens
The state of biodiversity for most of the world is largely enigmatic due to a lack of long‐term population monitoring data. Citizen science programs could substantially contribute to resolving this data crisis, but there are noted concerns on whether methods can overcome the biases and imprecision inherent to aggregated opportunistic observations. We explicitly test this question by examining the temporal
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Tropical field stations yield high conservation return on investment Conserv. Lett. (IF 8.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Timothy M. Eppley, Kim E. Reuter, Timothy M. Sefczek, Jen Tinsman, Luca Santini, Selwyn Hoeks, Seheno Andriantsaralaza, Sam Shanee, Anthony Di Fiore, Joanna M. Setchell, Karen B. Strier, Peter A. Abanyam, Aini Hasanah Abd Mutalib, Ekwoge Abwe, Tanvir Ahmed, Marc Ancrenaz, Raphali R. Andriantsimanarilafy, Andie Ang, Filippo Aureli, Louise Barrett, Jacinta C. Beehner, Marcela E. Benítez, Bruna M. Bezerra
Conservation funding is currently limited; cost‐effective conservation solutions are essential. We suggest that the thousands of field stations worldwide can play key roles at the frontline of biodiversity conservation and have high intrinsic value. We assessed field stations’ conservation return on investment and explored the impact of COVID‐19. We surveyed leaders of field stations across tropical
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Maw money, maw problems: A lucrative fish maw fishery in Papua New Guinea highlights a global conservation issue driven by Chinese cultural demand Conserv. Lett. (IF 8.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Yolarnie Amepou, Andrew Chin, Simon Foale, Glenn Sant, Olivia Smailes, Michael I. Grant
Fish maw (teleost swim bladder) is a dried seafood product valued highly by Chinese cultures in East Asia, though global supply chains are poorly understood. Here, we describe the rapid development of a fish maw fishery in a low‐income nation to illustrate how globalization can affect sustainability. In Papua New Guinea (PNG), fish maw developed into a fishery valued at ∼$831,000 USD annually between
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THERMOPHILIC COMBINED BIOPRODUCTION OF ETHANOL AND HYDROGEN UTILIZING SUGARCANE BAGASSE Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Qurat-ul-Ain Ahmad, Ali Hussain, Asma Chaudhary, B. Deepanraj
Research addressing investigation of environment-friendly and efficient fuel reservoirs substituting depleting fossil fuels is at-work worldwide. For this purpose, it is of ultimate requirement to establish cost-effective biofuel fermentative processes using renewable lignocellulosic bio-wastes as feedstock. The present investigation compacts the employment of , for bench-scale co-production of bioethanol
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Influence of low-density polyethylene addition on nitrogen transformation during sludge protein pyrolysis Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Shuai Guo, Yu Wang, Jianwen Yi, Deng Zhao, Deyong Che, Hongpeng Liu, Baizhong Sun
Co-pyrolysis of sludge and waste plastics is a long-term strategic approach for producing valuable fuels. However, sludge is characterized by a high protein content, which serves as a significant source of nitrogenous components in bio-oil. To improve the quality of pyrolysis products, the present study investigated the effect of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) on nitrogen transformation during the
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Optimizing pre-reduction of vanadium–titanium magnetite through recycling and integrating of top gas from melting furnace and tail gas from rotary kiln Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Zhaoyang Liu, Bo Wang, Xueyong Ding
In this study, the pre-reduction impact of CO and H on vanadium–titanium magnetite (VTM) was examined considering the composition of the top gas of the melting furnace. Additionally, the recycled and upgraded tail gas from the rotary kiln was mixed with the top gas of the melting furnace to enhance the pre-reduction effect and meet the temperature requirements of the rotary kiln. By analyzing the variations
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Waste oxy-fuel combustion integrated with supercritical CO2 cycle and high-temperature electrolysis technologies for e-methanol production: A feasibility analysis Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-03 Yong Sun
The municipal solid waste (MSW) oxy-fuel incineration power plant based on the supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO) cycle integrated with high-temperature electrolysis technology has been developed with the aim of compensating the energy penalties of air separation unit (ASU), reducing the carbon emission and producing renewable methanol by CO hydrogenation process. Results shows that the suitable excess
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Improvements of performance and emission characteristics of a diesel engine fueled with diesel/PODE3/n-butanol blended fuels by RSM-NSGA III in plateau environment Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-03 Sheng Gao, Yanshuai Ye, Dongli Tan, Guohai Jia, Bin Zhang, Hui Liu, Dongmei Li, Jian Zhang, Weihuang Zhong, Zhiqing Zhang
In order to reduce the pollutant emission and improve the performance characteristics, the RSM-NSGA III-TOPSIS optimization method was used to optimize a diesel engine fueled with different diesel/PODE/-butanol blended fuels in plateau environment. Firstly, a numerical model was developed and verified by the experimental results. An improved chemical reaction mechanism containing 164 species and 643
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Numerical study on heat dissipation and structure optimization of immersed liquid cooling mode used in 280Ah LiFePO4 batteries Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Jiamin Tian, Wenxin Mei, Jing Tang, Haowen Wang, Longbao Wang, Qingsong Wang, Jinhua Sun, Qiangling Duan
Efficient thermal management can ensure the lithium-ion batteries to operate steadily and long-term, among which immersion liquid cooling with higher cooling power and battery module temperature consistency presents great potential. According to the different heat transfer methods, three forms of immersion liquid cooling can be distinguished: static flow immersion cooling (SFIC), forced flow immersion
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Distributed incipient fault detection with causality-based multi-perspective subblock partitioning for large-scale nonlinear processes Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Ming Yin, Weihua Wang, Jiayi Tian, Jijiao Jiang
Detecting incipient faults is a crucial task in complex large-scale nonlinear industrial processes. However, conventional distributed frameworks encounter challenges in identifying appropriate subblock partitioning methods. To address this problem, we propose a novel distributed incipient fault detection method, called CMPSP-MKPCA, based on causal relationship multi-perspective subblock partitioning
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Cultivating Eco-Advantages: Unleashing the Distinctive Potential of Biochar in Microbial Fuel Cells Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Rahul Mishra, Anjani R.K. Gollakota, Chi-Min Shu
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) represent a cost-effective, compact, and environmentally sound solution for the generation of renewable energy, with considerable potential for addressing environmental remediation challenges. MFCs possess the capacity to convert chemical energy derived from waste materials into electrical energy, thereby offering a sustainable and responsible avenue for the degradation
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Substance-flow analysis and emission-reduction strategies for thallium in the steel industry process Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Yan Li, Huaixuan Feng, Xuefeng She, Kepiao Ren, Xiaomin You, Jingsong Wang, Haibin Zuo, Guang Wang, Qingguo Xue
Thallium, which is a highly toxic and sparsely distributed element, is often found in various mineral compounds. Its release into the environment primarily occurs through the mining of metals, metallurgical processes, and the combustion of fossil fuels. These activities release thallium from minerals, concentrating it in ash, wastewater, and exhaust gases, thus contributing to thallium pollution. With
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Nutrients recovery during sewage treatment by aquatic plants: A comprehensive evaluation Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Naixin Zhang, Wenbiao Jin, Xu Zhou, Jing Sun, Mohammad Rafe Hatshan, Guangming Jiang
Aquatic plants have great potentials for simultaneous sewage treatment and nutrients recovery. Herein, six aquatic plants ( [], , , , and ) were comprehensive evaluated through 15 qualitative and quantitative indicators. According to the evaluation system established using the Analytic Hierarchy Process, exhibited the best comprehensive performance. Further analyses revealed that showed good growth
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Numerical simulation of diesel particulate filter flow characteristics optimization: From the perspective of pore structure parameters and inlet velocity Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Diming Lou, Zhilin Chen, Yunhua Zhang, Yuqi Yu, Liang Fang, Piqiang Tan, Zhiyuan Hu
The diesel particulate filter (DPF) with porous media structure has become an essential component for diesel engines to satisfy increasingly strict emission standards. This study constructed a porous media structure model of DPF, and optimized its boundary to conduct a simulation on the flow characteristic with different influencing parameters using the lattice Boltzmann method (LBM). Results showed
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Synergistic development of nonvascular species microalgae for bio-hydrogen production featured with nano titanium dioxide additive Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Mohanavel Vinayagam, L.K. Joshila Grace, P.S. Ranjit, Swapnil Parikh, R. Venkatesh, Manzoore Elahi M. Soudagar, Sami Al Obaid, Sulaiman Ali Alharbi, V.K. Ramachandaramurthy
With technological growth, renewable biofuel energy sources, extracted from organic materials and microalgae feedstock's rich energy substance, have the potential for future energy applications. Moreover, syngas production is limited due to microalgae processing. The prime aim of this research is to enhance the bio-hydrogen extraction by the source of sewage sludge and harvesting of microalgae from
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Utilizing Cs-TPA/Ce-KIT-6 solid-acid catalyst for enhanced biodiesel production from almond and amla oil feedstocks Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Sivarasan Ganesan, Velu Manikandan, Mohammed F. Albeshr, Saurav Dixit, Kwang Soup Song, Huang-Mu Lo
This study focuses on the synthesis and characterization of Cs-tungstophosphoric acid/Ce-KIT-6 (Cs-TPA/CK), Cs-silicotungstic acid/Ce-KIT-6 (Cs-STA/CK), and Ni-Zn/Ce-KIT-6 (Ni-Zn/CK) catalysts for biodiesel production from almond and amla oil feedstocks. The synthesized catalysts underwent comprehensive characterization utilizing XRD, BET surface area analysis, SEM, and TEM techniques, confirming the
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Application of natural language processing for spill reduction in an exploration and production company Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Jamison Chang, Jose de Jesus Martinez
Spill reduction is a key focus for exploration and production (E&P) companies to protect people, the environment, and to maintain oil production. Learning from previous incidents enable companies to identify ways to lower the severity and frequency of spills. Root cause failure analysis (RCFA) is a key element in process safety management, and this is often focused on high severity incidents because
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Technical and operational challenges in setting up a decentralized biogas plant: Opportunities and future perspective toward sustainable nation Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Deval Singh, Mamta Tembhare, Anil Kumar Dikshit, Mohan B. Dangi, Sunil Kumar
The proliferation of decentralized biogas plants (DBPs) in emerging economies offers a compelling avenue for sustainable energy production and waste management. The community-based application of DBPs servers as the potential solution to curb the increasing energy demand in the modern-day era. This manuscript aims to discuss some major issues, facts, and suggestions related to the sustainable management
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Modeling and 4E analysis of a new combined cooling, heating, and power energy system based on biogas combustion and hot oil for heat supply Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Hongjun Tian, Xiaowei Chen, Sayed Fayaz Ahmad, Manoj Kumar Agrawal, Asiful H. Seikh, Nehad Ali Shah, Qiaolin Su
The present study aims to develop and assess a novel integrated system for combined cooling, heating, and power (CCHP) generation utilizing the combustion of biogas and hot oil (Therminol-VP1) for heat recovery. The primary objective is to minimize thermodynamic irreversibility and production costs by implementing an innovative heat recovery process. The proposed system comprises a biogas combustion
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Continuous flow combined with in situ self-assembly fabrication of high permselective ZIF-8@GO composite membrane in ceramic tube for organic dye nanofiltration Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Xunke Zhao, Kaihuan Nie, Fuyi Sun, Cheng Xie, Yanran Cheng, Yuanyuan Che
Nanofiltration holds promise for treating dyeing and printing wastewater on account of its key merits: low consumption, easy manipulation, and absence of secondary contamination. In this study, the fabrication of a uniform permselective ZIF-8@GO composite membrane in the alumina ceramic tube by the continuous flow combined with in situ self-assembly way was investigated. Subsequently, the properties
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Hydrothermal liquefaction of pig carcasses to biofuel: A techno-economic analysis Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 7.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Youzhou Jiao, Chao Chang, Gaojie Xu, Chao He, Xinxin Liu, Gang Li, Yawei Wang, Xiaohui Pan, Guizhuan Xu, Qibin Li, Liang Liu
Hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) of pig carcasses is a promising treatment method. However, the commercial viability of a large-scale pig carcasses HTL plant needs further evaluation. In this study, a system for converting pig carcasses to biofuel via HTL was constructed using Aspen Plus. Four property methods for calculating the specific enthalpy and specific heat capacity of water were compared. Sensitivity